Wish Stories

Joannie's Wish

16 year old Joannie is a shy and quiet young lady. She lives with her parents and her sister, surrounded by love and attention. She has a rare illness that confines her to a wheelchair and spends much time going back and forth... (more)

Julie's Wish

Julie has one of the most severe forms of acute leukemia. When her Dr. told Julie and her family that the cancer had come back for the third time, they were all in tears except for Julie. She told her mom: "don't cry, I'll... (more)

Louis' Wish

Four year old Louis suffers from Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy. When we first met with him, it was clear that the only thing he wanted was to go to Walt Disney to meet some of his favorite characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Buzz... (more)

Miranda's Wish

When we paid our first visit to five-year-old Miranda, she was already wearing her princess crown! “Can I tell them, Mom?” she asked her mother before showing us her “princess mark,” which she got as a... (more)

Thalya's Wish

Thalya's eyes burned with passion and compassion; her life-long dream: to swim with dolphins and become a veterinarian. Five year old Thalya was diagnosed with severe amyotrophia in early infancy. With limited mobility, Thalya... (more)

April's Wish

To meet Dora the Explorer Shortly before the holidays we received an urgent call from Montreal Children’s Hospital. April, age 15, who had been battling medulloblastoma (a malignant brain tumour) since the age of 3, had... (more)

Catherine's Wish

In spring 2008, Catherine and her social worker made their initial call to the Make-A-Wish ® Foundation. They weren’t divulging any personal information before they had confirmation that it was feasible to have her... (more)

Joshua's Wish

When the wish grantors, Dot and Shana, first met with Joshua, his wish was clear: Meeting the creators of his favourite show, The Simpsons. Production schedules made the delay longer than what was planned and every 3 months, the... (more)

Samuel's Wish

A day at the Bell Centre Samuel’s wish began on Sunday, February 4, 2007 when he and his family checked into the Hyatt Regency Hotel to a room that had been completely decorated by their wish granting volunteers with... (more)

Thomas' Wish

When Thomas, a 9-year-old from Jonquière, visited Télé-Québec to attend and participate in the shooting of an episode of “Une Grenade Avec Ça?”, a minute hardly went by before he was... (more)

Tina's Wish

Tina's wish of meeting the cast and crew of the popular soap opera "Passions" came true this summer. Tina, age 17 who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, was picked up in a stretch limousine and flown to Los Angeles,... (more)

Vaughn's Wish

Make-A-Wish ® Québec received a call from the doctor of Vaughn, a three-year-old boy with a primitive neuroectodermal tumour (a highly malignant form of cancer) asking if we could grant him an urgent wish. When the... (more)

Caroline's Wish

Caroline’s wish story told by her mom. We would like to say a big Thank You to the Make-A-Wish ® foundation. From the moment we heard that our daughter Caroline was selected to have her wish granted, it became an... (more)

Kateryna's Wish

AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE We finally arrived at Australia. After we got the rental car, we went to Mooloolaba (it took me a lot of tries to type it into the GPS unit). After we returned to our hotel, we installed ourselves there and... (more)

Annie-Claude's Wish

We first met Annie-Claude at Montreal’s Ste-Justine Hospital where she was recovering from a neuroblastoma tumor. For her, the hospital is a familiar place from where she receives treatments and medical examinations several... (more)

Christopher's Wish

A SPA! In early August, we received an urgent call from Montreal Children’s Hospital. 16-year old Wish Child Christopher, who has been battling Rhabdomyosarcoma for the past two years, had taken a turn for the worse.... (more)

Fotini's Wish

A ONE-DAY SHOPPING SPREE WORTHY OF ANY STAR Fotini, a young girl of 17 suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, thought long and hard about her most cherished wish. From a professional photo shoot to creating her own ballroom... (more)

Gabriel’s Wish

Gabriel suffers from Burkitt lymphoma and spent his 12th birthday away from his loved ones in isolation at the hospital. Just one year later and he has experienced such a positive change. In fact, on his 13th birthday, he arrived... (more)

Jairo's Wish

Jairo, 16 years old, diagnosed with a pineal tumour four years ago, knew exactly what he wanted for his wish day and decided to write it down to make sure this special day would be a great success. “I Wish to have a... (more)

Jakob's Wish

Jakob, a small boy aged 8 and the last in a family of 7 kids, suffers from Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrom, a chromosome defect that results in post-natal growth problems and a pathological loss of muscular tonus. Most of these kids... (more)

Jeremy's Wish

Eight-year-old Jeremy LOVES electronics. His wish was to receive a brand new PS3. When Mario, his Sony representative, and his wish grantor arrived at his home with balloons, food and giant boxes, Jeremy was waiting at the window.... (more)

Marilou's Wish

Marilou’s Jungle Gym! Marilou is five years old and despite her disease, she is a source of inspiration for the people who surround her. Her smile is contagious, her eyes full of wonder as she looks at those who love... (more)

Myles' Wish

THANK YOU! To Joshua Adam Lévy, Myles' wish grantor, for organizing a partnership with C4 Entertainment. To Mr. Didier Tovel, Creative Director at Apollo Studios Toronto. Our special thanks to the cycling team «... (more)

Sebastien's Wish

A home cinema Sebastien was 15 years old and diagnosed with a rare cancer called metastatic desmoplastic round cell tumour. His wish was for a home entertainment system to watch his favourite videos, Anime cartoons, and play... (more)